a6 headlights

[doilums]

hi
i have a 1998 avant 2.5tdi and the headlights are shockingly bad
can any one suggest a remedy for this please:(

[ini]

As your car ages, the wiring and earth points slowly degrade.

The best solution is to use a fused relayed harness, so that the lights draw directly from the battery.

Also change the bulbs to a 'brighter' Osram or Philips bulb.

You can also use high wattage 'Offroad' bulbs with no long term side effects. (90/100W etc are not noticably 'too bright')

Other than that, if you have a 'projector' style low beam, install an HID kit.

[doilums]

thanks for the advice
i have looked at HID kits and the price varies greatly,would you recomend an particular kit

[ini]

Many of the aftermarket kits vary greatly in price, even though most of them are now identical, except for the ballast labels and packaging.

I would recommend one of the later gen, high output 55W kits, as they are very bright.

If you purchase a standard 35W setup, i would just go for the cheapest 4300 or 6000K kit available on ebay.

Most of them have a years warranty, and even if something does fail, it is very inexpensive to replace parts. (ballast or bulbs etc)

Something like this should increase the light output:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/55w-HID-XENON-CONVERSION-KIT-H1-H7-H4-H3-9005-9006-50w_W0QQitemZ270156847456QQihZ017QQcategoryZ23009Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[doilums]

hi
thanks for the advice , i have just purchased a bosch HID kit from ebay , i will let you know what its like once fitted
thanks again